Lockout Payment Settled with Transit Union

The City is pleased it has been able to achieve a settlement with the Transit union on the matter of two weeks of damages due to that portion of the lockout last year being declared illegal.

The final amount of the payment is approximately $651,000.  The payment will have no adverse budget impact for 2015 or for 2016, as the City already accrued a sufficient amount during the 2014 year-end and funds were reserved for this purpose.

It’s expected affected Transit staff should receive a payment by mid-February.

Despite the City’s efforts, continuing discussions with the Transit union on wages and pension concerns unfortunately remain at an impasse.  Nonetheless, we will remain working on a new contract with the Transit union.